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The Earth is reflecting less and less sunlight, study reveals (phys.org)

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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I assume its the opposite. It's absorbing light as heat vs reflecting and cooling down.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, it is, I was just making a bad joke. I am actually surprised that didn't mention that the decrease in some air pollution was also a factor. See: https://www.science.org/content/article/clearer-skies-may-be-accelerating-global-warming

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Oh. Well.. Good day to you and yours :)